by REM Editorial Team | Dec 16, 2019 | News
Soaring house prices and rising personal debt are making it impossible for many millennials, even those with good paying jobs, to ever afford a home, says a new poll commissioned by KPMG in Canada. While almost three-quarters of millennials say their goal is to own a...
by Penelope Graham | Nov 26, 2019 | Guest Columns
That average rent costs are rapidly rising in many of Canada’s largest urban centres isn’t a new narrative. As the cost of ownership housing also steadily increases, more would-be real estate purchasers are lingering in the rental market for longer; in fact, according...
by William Molls | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured, Publisher's Page
Last year, the City of Toronto opened a respite centre for people who are homeless in my neighbourhood. This news came in tandem with the destruction of a “tent city” under the nearby Gardiner Expressway – a space that is being reclaimed as the trendy Bentway for the...
by Christopher Alexander | Oct 30, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
From a housing perspective, it was an interesting and enlightening 40 days leading up to Canada’s 2019 federal election. Justin Trudeau’s new mandate was far from a landslide win, resulting in a Liberal minority government at the helm. This means Liberals will need...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 18, 2019 | Featured, News
A new report says single mothers, Indigenous renter households, new immigrants, Canadians under the age of 30, and seniors are all facing higher levels of overspending on rental housing than the Canadian average. The information comes from the 2019 Canadian Rental...